Publication detail

Numerical Simulation of Subsoil Freezing Risk under the Freezer Room

HORKÁ, L. ŠIKULA, O. WEYR, J.

Original Title

Numerical Simulation of Subsoil Freezing Risk under the Freezer Room

Type

conference paper

Language

English

Original Abstract

The article deals with risks of subsoil freezing which lead to volumetric changes of frozen water contained in the soil. These changes can cause damage of foundations of building objects. The issue was solved by steady-state and transient 1D and 2D numerical simulations of heat conduction in the floor and subsoil under a freezer room. These simulations were performed in software CalA. Several possibilities of operating conditions of the freezer room were examined within different boundary conditions. Impact of different simulation setups on subsoil temperature fields was observed. Use of exhaust heat from condenser of a freezing system is suitable method for thermal activation of the floor structure. This solution eliminates risks of subsoil freezing more economically than commonly used electrical heating cables.

Keywords

freezer room, thermal activation, foundation soil, numerical simulation, software CalA

Authors

HORKÁ, L.; ŠIKULA, O.; WEYR, J.

RIV year

2015

Released

17. 11. 2015

Publisher

Trans Tech Publications

Location

Płock

ISBN

978-3-03835-542-7

Book

Science and Engineering 2015

ISBN

1662-7482

Periodical

Applied Mechanics and Materials

Year of study

797

State

Swiss Confederation

Pages from

225

Pages to

230

Pages count

6

BibTex

@inproceedings{BUT120398,
  author="Lucie {Horká} and Ondřej {Šikula} and Jan {Weyr}",
  title="Numerical Simulation of Subsoil Freezing Risk under the Freezer Room",
  booktitle="Science and Engineering 2015",
  year="2015",
  journal="Applied Mechanics and Materials",
  volume="797",
  pages="225--230",
  publisher="Trans Tech Publications",
  address="Płock",
  doi="10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.797.225",
  isbn="978-3-03835-542-7",
  issn="1662-7482"
}